Name | Khaled Bin Abdul Khaled |
Born | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | November 26, 1975
Genres | Hip hop |
Years Active | 1998–present |
Labels | We the Best, Terror Squad, Cash Money, Universal Republic |
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Khaled Bin Abdul Khaled (born November 26, 1975), better known by his stage name DJ Khaled, is an American record producer, radio personality, DJ, rapper and record label executive. He is a radio host for the Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR and the DJ for the hip hop group Terror Squad. In 2006, Khaled released his debut album Listennn... the Album. He went on to release We the Best (2007), We Global (2008), Victory (2010), We the Best Forever (2011), Kiss The Ring (2012), Suffering From Success (2013), I Changed A Lot (2015), Major Key (2016), and Grateful (2017). In 2009, Khaled became the president of record label Def Jam South.
Relationship with Minaj[]
Khaled proposed to Minaj in 2013, just before the release of their collaboration "I Wanna Be With You." Nicki said after Khaled proposed to Minaj that Nicki and Khaled are just brother and sister, and said she isn't ready for that yet. The other people who love Nicki is Drake, Lil Wayne, and Trey Songz.
Collaborations with Minaj[]
DJ Khaled has collaborated with Nicki Minaj on numerous songs.
- "All Eyes on You" (production credit)
- "All I Do Is Win (Remix)"
- "Freaks (Remix)"
- "I Wanna Be With You"
- "Take It to the Head"
- "Do You Mind"
- "Nobody"
- "I Can't Even Lie"
Khaled also makes an uncredited shout-out appearance on Minaj's "Shopaholic". The song "Give It All To Me" featuring Mavado and Nicki was included on his album Suffering from Success.